Teachers
TUTAG to consult members on immediate suspension of strike after GTEC talks
By SchoolRegistry Ghana Newsroom ·
3News reported that the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana agreed to ask its members about suspending their strike right away, following a meeting with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and vice chancellors of technical universities. The meeting took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and produced a joint communique. The strike concerned unpaid staff on post retirement contracts, altered promotion rules for assistant lecturers, and whether academic librarians count as academic staff. The parties set a meeting with the Finance Minister on the post retirement pay issue for no later than November 14, 2026, and GTEC offered a concession on the PhD requirement for staff who qualified before a directive dated July 31, 2025.
“TUTAG shall consult its general membership and immediately suspend the strike”
Key facts
- TUTAG agreed to consult its general membership on immediately suspending the strike.
- The joint communique was issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- The meeting was held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at the instance of GTEC.
- The strike was triggered by non payment of staff on post retirement contracts, changes to promotion requirements for assistant lecturers, and classification of academic librarians as academic staff.
- A meeting with the Finance Minister on post retirement contract staff is to be facilitated not later than November 14, 2026.
- GTEC agreed to exempt affected Assistant Lecturers and Assistant Research Fellows who qualified under university promotion criteria before a directive dated July 31, 2025 from the PhD requirement.
What this means for parents and students
Technical university teachers were on strike over unpaid post retirement staff, promotion rules and the status of academic librarians. Under the agreement, TUTAG will ask its members and suspend the strike immediately while talks continue. A meeting involving the Finance Minister on the unpaid post retirement staff is to be arranged no later than November 14, 2026, and GTEC has agreed to exempt certain assistant lecturers who qualified before July 31, 2025 from the PhD requirement.
Source: 3News, 2026. Read the original.
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